Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-09
GRAVES FOR RICH MEN.
Capitalists Who Think About
Death-Momey I'm Tomb tones.

The death and burial of such famous
men as Grant, Tilden. Hendrick, and
Arthur, and the recent removal of the
remains of William H. Vanderbilt from
the receiving vault in the Moravian
Cemetery at New Dorp to its final resting
place in the big granite tomb, awaken
an interest in the instances where we'll.
known living men have made provision
for their iaterment after death. All the
beautiful cemeteries in the vicinity OF
New York contain evidences of the care
with which some men have arranged for
their bodies resting place after the
soul had fed. In this connection, how.
ever, Woodland seems to have the lead.
Although the late Commodore Wander
bilt made no preparation for his grave,
except to own o modest little lot at New
Dorp, and the newly constructed mauso.
leum of William H. Vanderbilt contains
several catacomos. several members of
the family have secured beautiful plots
at Woodland. George Osgood and d.
B. Allen. Mrs. Horace +. Clarke and
Cornelius Vanderbilt, all have snowy
plots in this cemetery and spend much
money in improving them. Among the
mausoleums built here, is that of the
late Frederick Butterfeld erected long
before his death, which cost $4,000.
Opposite Cornelius Vanderbilts plot at
Central aud Popular avenues, is chat of
Williim FL. Appleton, joined by that of
A. II. Borney. A little further along
Il beautiful mausoleum of Westerly
granite, built by Christian Hester, Of
Hester Brothers. Mr., H, H, Cook, the
millionaire Of seventy eighth street and
Fifth avenue, paid $4,000 for a plot
some time ago, and is building mauso.
1eum which will cost $40. 900 more. A
large plot on Beach Lawn, conspicuous
for large figure of Hope, eight feet
high, mounted on pedestal rising thirty
feet high from base nine feet square,
MARKS the burial place of William H.
Havemeyer. H. NJ. Flagler, of the
Standard Oil Company, has beautiful
tomb built on hull not far from that
wherein rest the remains of Marshall O.
Roberts. whose sarcophagus marks the
same appreciation of art that character.
lied his life.
Coils P. Huntington, President of the
Central Pacific Railway, and one of the
OC8b hnO0n vi thC AhuShohCo u w
street, has laid some curious plans for
his grave. He intends that his remains
shall be laid to rest at Woodland in a
mausoleum more pretentious and more
costly and of greater proportions than
any yet built. The stones that will be
used in its construction he proposes
shall be Of such enormous weight that
NO ordinary railroad car can carry them.
They will be brought as e.r as possi-
BILE to the cemetery by boat and then
rolled on immense rollers over the coun-
try roads TO the site of the tomb. Iii
10 found necessary to carry the stones
over bridge, their weight will be such
shat II will be found necessary to
strengthen the structures supports. Mr..
Jay Gould has made elaborate provision
for the deposition of his body after
death. He has erected on Central ave.
me. in Weodhaven Cemetery, a costly
aud imposing structure. 1t contains the
hiGhest elevation of the grounds, and
oommands view of the four hundred
oGses given up to the tenements for the
dead. The ground ON which the mauso-
lam stands il $50 feet across, and is
circular in form. II cost $50, 900. The
Uaus0leum, the interior of which il
modeled after one Of the most famous Of
The wonderful buildings that once stood
"a the Acropolisin In Afhenu--ths Panthe.
on--cost $50. 900. Mors than 500 tons
4 Wssterly granite were used Ia its
nonatruction. The building u thirty.
Govon feet long md nlnetesa feet vidas
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